This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons And Semicolons – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons And Semicolons Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Colon or no colon? A) My favorite cake is made of:carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing. B) My favorite cake is made of carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite cake is made of carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing. 2. Does this sentnece use a colon correctly? The famous line from the movie Jerry Maguire comes to mind: "Show me the money!" A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 3. I will need the following from the store ..... (a) A) A:bread, milk, and eggs. B) Bread and milk, and eggs. C) :bread milk and eggs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A:bread, milk, and eggs. 4. Fix this sentence. Jennifer ate at restaurants every night thus she ran out of money. A) Jennifer ate at restaurants every night; thus, she ran out of money. B) Jennifer ate at restaurants every night, thus; she ran out of money. C) Jennifer ate at restaurants every night:thus, she ran out of money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jennifer ate at restaurants every night; thus, she ran out of money. 5. Dear Governor ..... I am a concerned citizen trying to make a difference. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 6. It's impossible to decide which is ..... Netflix, Hulu, or Disney +. A) Better;. B) Better:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better:. 7. What punctuation marks belong in the blank spaces?Sarah is skipping the pool party to take her turtle to the vet ..... besides ..... it's too cold to go swimming today. A) :,. B) , ,. C) , ;. D) ;,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;,. 8. Colon or semicolon? A) Shakespeare said it best: "To thine own self be true.". B) Shakespeare said it best; "To thine own self be true.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shakespeare said it best: "To thine own self be true.". 9. Determine if the sentence is correct or not.I enjoy the beach very much, however, my wife prefers the lake. A) I enjoy the beach very much; however, my wife prefers the lake. B) I enjoy the beach very much, however my wife prefers the lake. C) Correct As Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I enjoy the beach very much; however, my wife prefers the lake. 10. Which of the following is NOT considered a rule that we learned about semicolons? A) Use a semicolon between items in lists if some items in the list include commas. B) Use a semicolon to link complete clauses with a conjunctive abverb or transition word (however, consequently, etc.). C) Use a semicolon to separate an independent clause from a quotation. D) Use a semicolon to link closely related independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a semicolon to separate an independent clause from a quotation. 11. Where does the semicolon go? The artist preferred to paint in oils he did not like watercolors. A) After paint. B) This sentence does not need a semicolon. C) Before to. D) After oils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After oils. 12. In rare cases, which type of punctuation do you use when you're combining two sentence, where the second sentence EXPLAINS the first? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 13. Please select the correct sentence A) Sarafina and Rodrigo purchased:five cans of milk, three jars of lemonade, and a case of Mountain Dew. B) I didn't believe she had completed the requested chores:wash the dog, milk the cows, and prune the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I didn't believe she had completed the requested chores:wash the dog, milk the cows, and prune the trees. 14. Fix this sentence. Mrs. Morris preaches this concept "Second place is first loser." A) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept: "Second place is first loser.". B) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept; "Second place is first loser.". C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept: "Second place is first loser.". 15. Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath now he is a full-fledged police officer. A) Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath;. B) Without hesitation:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath;. 16. What is needed in the blank? I love working in advertising. You have so many challenges ..... being creative, working in a team, keeping clients happy and meeting deadlines. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) None needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 17. This is what I told him ..... "Buy yourself a bicycle, so that you don't have to borrow min!" A) Colon. B) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 18. Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?The children asked for four supplies glitter, glue, markers, and poster board. A) ;. B) :. C) Neither of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 19. Semicolons are: A) Less final than a comma. B) Stronger than a comma but less final than a full stop. C) Stronger than a full stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stronger than a comma but less final than a full stop. 20. Where should you place the colon (:) in the following?When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom "Let it be" A) After "trouble". B) After "me". C) After "wisdom". D) After "be". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After "trouble". 21. A dependent clause is a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What change if any should be made to the following sentence:The graduation speaker proclaimed "Do whatever you can to be your best." A) Add a colon after proclaimed. B) Add a comma after proclaimed. C) Add a semicolon after proclaimed. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma after proclaimed. 23. Where is a colon needed?Our class studied the works of the following painters Degas, Manet, Monet, Sisley, and Gauguin. A) After the word studied. B) After the word painters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the word painters. 24. How many colons are missing from the following passage? Dear Ms. Jones Please meet me in my office at 730 A.M. next Monday. We will review several books, including Leon Edel's Henry James, Volume I 126-132. Note This is a very important meeting. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 25. In the following sentence, where should a semicolon be added? Animals are consumers they do not make their own food. A) Animals; are consumers they do not make their own food. B) Animals are consumers; they do not make their own food. C) Animals are consumers they; do not make their own food. D) Animals are consumers they do not make their own; food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals are consumers; they do not make their own food. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesColons And Semicolons Quiz 1Colons And Semicolons Quiz 2Colons And Semicolons Quiz 3Colons And Semicolons Quiz 4Colons And Semicolons Quiz 5Colons And Semicolons Quiz 6Colons And Semicolons Quiz 7Colons And Semicolons Quiz 8Colons And Semicolons Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books